Early voting shows close District 6 race

Early voting results show a tight race in Lubbock’s Northwest City Council District, with Latrelle Joy leading Randy Sanders 52.17 percent to 47.83 percent.

The Lubbock County Office of Elections reports 1,938 votes were cast early in the District 6 council race.

Joy was 84 votes ahead of Sanders, a gap Sanders said would be challenging but not impossible to overcome with Saturday’s turnout. About 6,000 people voted county-wide Saturday, but it was not clear how many cast ballots for the District 6 race.

The Elections Office expects to release a portion of Saturday’s voting totals just after 8 p.m.

Joy did not immediately return a phone message from The Avalanche-Journal.